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.hihn Beers, co-chairman of the Perquimans County
Chapter of the American Red Cross, recently presented y
certificate of appreciation to local organizations which
helped to make the recent Bloodmobile visit successful.
Shown here. Beers (left) makes the presentation to Donald
Stallings. representing the Perquimans County Jaycees as
chairniiin of the blood program.
By YKUNONJAMKS
., As the end of the session is
now in sight. 1 would like to
briefly recap some of the
legislation which I have
introduced or co-introduced
during this session of the
lA'gislature.
One of the most important
is the medical school at East
Carolina, and I am very
happy that this bill got a
good report out of the
Appropriations Committee
and is incorporated in the
budget.
As a member of the
Appropriations Committee,
I can assure you that a lot of
long hours and hard work
has gone into all the many
bills that were studied by
this Committee. I am very
pleased that $500,000 is
included in the budget for
Jockey's Ridge. We did not
get as much as we had asked
for, but we feel that it is a
start in the right direction,
and we will eventually wind
up with all that is needed to
secure this property.
The Coastal Land
Management Act has
passed in the Senate and has
21 amendments attached to
it. 1 feel that this bill has far
reaching effect, and just
how it will fare in the House.
I am not sure at this time. I
certainly will keep a watch
ful eye on it; in its present
form, I am not convinced
that it is in the best interest
of the people in the area
which it affects. Every
county in the 1st District has
their own Planning Boards,
and I feel they should have
the opportunity for local
control.
; The Appropriations super
sub Committee deleted
about $4,000,000 from
SATURDAY AT
NORFOLK
! Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Stallings visited relatives in
Norfolk, Va. on Saturday.
SUNDAY AT
NAGS HEAD
Mr. and Mrs. Fenton Britt
were guests of Miss Bea
Skipsey at Nags Head on
Sunday.
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Mental Health and an effort
is being made to restore
this, and I feel that it
probably will be, on a
matching funds basis.
The four obscenity bills
are still in sub-committee,
and we are expecting a
combined bill to be reported
out favorably.
As I mentioned in an
earlier newsletter, I had
introduced a bill which
would provide funds for a
Regional Agronomist for the
First District. This has been
approved by the
Appropriations Committee.
The Agronomist would . be
stationed at the Tidewater
Research Station in
Plymouth.
A bill which I think will be
of interest to most of us is
House Bill 1900. which
pertains to drivers license
renewal. It provides that
persons applying for
operator's license not be
required to take a written or
road test unless convicted of
a traffic violation or ad
judged negligent in motor
vehicle operation within
four years preceding
renewal application or
unless mental or physical
condition impairs the ap
plicant's ability to operate a
motor vehicle. So, drive
carefully, and you won't
have to take a renewal test!
Thank you for your
support during this Session.
Please feel free to call on me
if I can be of help to you.
Spring
Festival
Saturday
The Student Council of
Perquimans Union School is
sponsoring a Spring
Festival on Saturday, April
6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
festivities will take place in
the school gym and
cafeteria.
The gym will be filled with
games, crafts, a flea
market, cake walks, a bake
sale, and other fun-filled
activities. Also a car bash
will be held outside the gym.
Hamburgers, hot dogs,
and drinks will be on sale in
the cafeteria from 11:30
a.m. until 1 p.m. for those
who desire lunch,
A King and Queen from
the 7th and 8th grades and a
Prince and Princess from
the 5th and 6th grades will
be crowned at 2 p.m. These
students will be determined
during a contest held here at
school this week.
Everyone is invited to
come out and enjoy a fun
filled day full of games and
surprises.
AUCTION SALE
OF VALUABLE FARM EQUIPMENT
SaturdayApril 6, 1974-10:00 A.M.
8.W ualta at Lea a. UapUttt, JWe Han Flat, Ob M) Sari, Va. State Baata
ta til FOLLOW AUCTION SIGNS.
Haaiey-Fiwe Tractor 171 (DM)
C Hueey-FergueMi Tractor (Gat)
C FerguaM Trartar W .
John Deer Tractor 110 wnwwtr
. (Lawn Garden, like Now)
Supper Long Paanat ConUna P.T.O.
e Mua,y-r,rgmon 5 Bottom Phnr
e Maaav-FarfiBr t Sottas FVnr
e Kir Row tHae 4-row '
Maiaey.Ferguiee) Dial Saw
Hauay-Farguao Daw Sraw .
Hanlea Tiger Baeh Hof
Dearborn Cultivator -raw
CaWraMr nm
e t Rotary Cultivate .
1-raw and ! P.T.Oi7
MANY OTHER ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION
-' ' .. : ' TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECKS ,
- NOT RESPONSIBLE FOB ACCIDENTS - .
SALE AUTHORIZED BTi tliaaild SiaaW ' '
Rfeeera1 J. HeaW. Sucater Aartlaaeerl
I .HAROLD WINSLOW
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John Beers presents a certificate of appreciation to
Theresa Smith, representing the Perquimans County High
School Beta Club. Other members of the Beta Club that
helped in the Bloodmobile program were Joan Miller,
Terry Cobb and Sue Green.
Literary Musings
By ROBERT G. MULDER
There seems to be another
book-burning brewing. Out
in Nashville, Tennessee,
some preachers hove
started marching in protest
of the Living Bible.
"Vulgarity is the name of
the game in the Living
Bible," one of the posters
announced. Fourteen of the
forty marchers were Baptist
ministers objecting to the
sale of the new Version of the'
Bible. This latest translation
was made by Dr. Kenneth
Taylor who used primarily
the 1901 American Standard
version, considered by most
scholars to be the most
accurate translation
written. Dr. Taylor
paraphrased the entire
Bible because he said that
his ten children had trouble
understanding the version
written during the time of
King James of England.
Those who voice op
position to the Living Bible
seem to favor the King
James version authorized in
1611. It is no less than
prepostrous to assume, as
do many such critics, that
the King James version is
superior because it is the
one used by Jesus and the
apostle Paul.
Some television screen
names are certainly to be
around for a long time.
Among those I should
nominate for permanence
are Miss Cloris Leachman.
I first saw Miss Leachman
as the neglected wife of a
cold-hearted coach in "The
Last Picture Show," for
which she won an Academy
Award. She handled the part
with complete un
derstanding and sym
pathetic force.
Her most recent portrayal
was the mother in CBS
Playhouse 90's "The
Migrants," a screen
adaptation of Tennessee
Williams' story. This
unglamorous role presented
a face worn by poverty,
stringy hair, mouth set
against adversity, but eyes
filled with hope.
Miss Leachman was
seriously effected by the
role. "It, took me-weeks to
get over it after making it,"
she said. She states that she
was not striving for sadness
in her interpretation. "My
character is not a
defeatist...! didn't play it for
tears." Her charac
terization of the mother was
one of despair, to be sure,
but one who would durvive
despite the very obvious
abuse and hardship.
A 'new novel of special
interest to dog lovers is A
Rascal, Oh No by North
Carolina author Mabel
Evans Jones (Vantage
Press, 1973, 166 pages,
$4.95). Filled with heart
warming adventure, the
novel concerns a . black,
long-haired pup named
e Candy Bos
e Johnaon Duster . j
C Planter, i-rew (old type)
Vim Cutter
Weeoer 4-row
e Fartllbw or Una Sower
e Robbe Paanat Differ
Hebbe Paatiut Shaker
e Tractor Tjaom '
e Stalk Cotter . ' ; ". j .
Spray Rlf M Gal DmM
e Farm Trailer 4 what) vaidM
Fam Trailer t Wheal walaae
C Wood Saw
,e Platform teak)
1 Let Sherele, Rota, its.
Rascal. The many
phenomenal deeds of
"Ras," as he is af
fectionately known by the
crew members, of a Cape
Hatteras ship wreck, run the
gauntlet from the rescue of
two boys adrift in a rowboat
to the saving of his master's
drowning children.
The author is a graduate
of Greensboro College with
a master's degree from
UNC at Chapel Hill. She
served as school superin
tendent of Dare County for
several years. Her energy
was productive in ignition of
a visual education program
in North Carolina. Mrs.
Jones was prominent in the
first staging of the "Lost
Colony" story in the form of
a silent film.
The educator, who since
retirement lives on Roanoke
Island, is working on
another novel, this one
concerning the life of a
young and daring educator.
WATCH THOSE MIXED
UP ANIMALS! The official
journal of the Animal Health
Foundation, Animal
Cavalcade, has come out
with a shocker. Mental
illness among domestic
animals is said to be in
creasing. One veterinarian
writes: "I'm seeing more
neurotic animals with
psychosomatic illnesses
than ever. Hardly a week
passes that I don't see
several mentally disturbed
dogs."
Pets confined to apart
ments and back yards are
subjected to unnatural
tensions. The magazine also
suggests that many pets
reflect the anxieties and
frustrations of ; their
masters. This could be
especially alarming for
health walkers or bike
riders who must come leg-to-face
with disturbed,
mixed-up animals every
day.
.
Even the birds are
exhibiting some disgust at
the way we humans are
handling things, or so it
appears to me. Late Sunday
afternoon I was driving my
good wife and young son to
my parents' home for a
visit. A small bird flew over
and voided on my front
windshield. Five minutes
later a large blackbird did
the same inconsiderate
thing on my wife's side of
the car. When we finally,
arrived, I cleaned three
such calling cards from my
front windshield, not daring
to examine the back one.
Now that may not be a
record, but it's a darn good
average.
I will advertise for sale in May, 1974 all Real Estate on
which 1973 taxes have not been paid and also will levy
on all delinquent Personal Property Taxes. I will hold
the sale of the Real Estate on Monday, June 3rd, 1974.
Please make prompt settlement now and save yourself
the additional cost of advertising.
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Shown here, John Beers makes the presentation to Ray
Ward, general manager of The Perquimans Weekly, The
award was made to the Weekly for their help in publicizing
the Bloodmobile visit.
Washington
Report
By CONGRESSMAN
WALTER B.JONES
The major Congressional
action of the week ending
March 30 was the approval
by both the House and
Senate of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1974.
Simply stated, this means a
change in the Wage and
Hour Law. This is similar to
the bill that President Nixon
vetoed a few months ago,
which veto the Congress
failed to override.
The new bill is very much
modified, compared with
the original bill. For
example, the minimum
wage rate for
nonagricultural employees
covered under the minimum
wage provisions of the Fair
Labor Standards" Act prior
to the effective date of the
1966 amendments (including
Federal employees covered
by the 1966 amendments)
will increase to $2.00 per
hour on May 1, 1974, to $2.10
on January 1, 1975, and to
$2.30 on January 1, 1976.
Of special interest to the
First Congressional District
is the Agriculture em
ployees who wilt be covered
under this new Act. Their
minimum will be $1.60
beginning May 1, 1974, but
with a prolonged period of.
time extending into January
1978 before the maximum of
$2.30 is reached.
Of further interest to the
District is the section
referring to tobacco em
ployees. This section retains
a limited overtime axemp
tion for employees engaged
in activities related to the
sale of tobacco. Overtime
compensation must be paid
for employment in excess of
10 hours in any workday and
48 hours in any workweek
for a period or periods not to
exceed 14 workweeks in any.
calendar year. Without this
section, the limited over
time exemption would be
ultimately repealed by
Section 19 of the law.
Another section important
to our District is the one
covering Seafood canning
and processing employees.
This reduces and ultimately
repeals ' the overtime
exemption for employees
engaged - in this , work.
During the first year after
the effective date of the 1974
amendments, overtime
compensation must be paid
to such employees for hours
; worked in excess of 48 per
' week; " during the second
year, for hours worked in
excess of 44 per week; and
NOTICE!
BY ORDER OF
THE PERQUIMANS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
thereafter, for hours worked
in excess of 40 per week.
One of the more con
troversial items in the bill
vetoed by the President,
concerned the employment
of students during vacation
periods. The new bill
provides for the em
ployment of full-time
students (regardless of age
but in compliance with
applicable child labor laws)
at wage rates less than those
prescribed by the Act in
retail and service establish
ments, agriculture, and
institutions of higher
education at which such
students are enrolled.
In the event this bill
becomes law, this office will
be happy to fill any requests
for a thorough explanation
of the new law.
Of much interest to the
many tobacco farmers,
warehousemen and pur
chasers is the proposed pre
designated registration of
warehouse choice for the
1974 selling season. I will not
attempt to explain the
provision at this time, but
will state that instead of
penalties for failure to
comply there would be
elimination of participation
in the price support
program. In this connection,
;as ranking Member of the.
House Subcommittee on
Tobacco, I am tentatively
announcing a public hearing
to be held in Greenville,
N.C, on April 12 at 10 a.m.
by Mr. William Lanier,
Director, Tobacco and
Peanut Division, ASGS. Mr.
Lanier will explain details of
the proposal' and will at
tempt to answer questions
and criticisms which might
be offered. Specific in
formation as to time and
location of the hearings will
be announced in a few days.
I urge all who are interested
in the tobacco program to
make plans to attend this
hearing.
MORE TURKEYS
North Carolina is expect
ed to raise around 14.9 mil-'
lion turkeys in 1974. This
would be 14 percent more
than a year ago. Only Cali-
fornia and Minnesota are '
expected to grow more tur
keys than North Carolina.
BURLEY QUOTA
The marketing quota for
burley tobacco this year ,
will be about 608 million
pounds. This is an 8 per-,
! cent increase over 1973.
Burley use is up, and this
is the reason for the quota
increase. ;
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SHOWING AWARDS (from 1. to r.J Donald Stallings.
Theresa Smith, and Ray Ward display the awards. Due to
the efforts of the groups that these people represent, .the
recent bloodmobile program was most successful with 120
donors turning out.
Sam Ervin Says
WASHINGTON - The
Senate has been debating a
complex omnibus bill to
finance both' Presidential
and Congressional cam
paigns with tax funds.
This legislation is
designed to bring together
various - laws already
enacted or passed by the
Senate which relate to
campaign contributions and
expenditures for Federal
elctive office, including tax
derived funds which any
candidate may be entitled to
receive. As reported by the
Senate Rules and
Administration Committee,
the bill, S. 3044, is, an
amendment to the Federal
Election Campaign Act of
1971 which made sweeping
changes in controls over,
and public disclosure of,
receipts and expenditures in
both Federal primary and
general election campaigns.
That Act did not become
effective until April 7, 1972,
and due to a scramble to
raise funds prior to its ef
fective date and also due to
disclosures arising out of the
Watergate affair, there has
been an insistent demand
for public financing and
more comprehensive
controls of election cam
'.paigns. ;
I agree with those who
advocate that something
must be done to regulate
campaign contributions and
expenditures. At the same
time, I do not support the
concept of public financing
of political campaigns, nor
do I favor those provisions
of S. 3044 which provide for
the use sof Federal tax
monies j to , finance
Presidential and
Congressional primary and
general election campaigns.
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WILTON F. WALKER, Jr.
FOR
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
May 7 Democratic Primary dedicated
to Justice and Integrity , . . Active in
Church, Civic and Fraternal affairs'
' Practicfoz Kidney in Trial and Appellate
Ccjrts f:r nzry years
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I nscd and will appreciate your
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The proposal to require
taxpayers to contribute to
the campaigns of candidates
for public office, it seems to
me; runs contrary to the
basic right to express our
thoughts as we choose and to
support those causes in
which we believe. '
Under this bill, the first
two dollars of tax liability ?
for Federal income taxes of
any . individual would
automatically go into a
: Federal fund to be
distributed on a "mat
ching" basis to any can
didate for ' Congress, the
Senate, or the Presidency,
once the candidate raised
certain minimum amounts
by private contributions. To
prevent such a contribution
on his part, the taxpayer
would have to specifically
reject the automatic check
off on his tax return. Thus
individuals would be sup
porting candidates of all
political parties, and having
views which they supported
and. those they adamantly
opposed. This strikes a :
major blow at represen
tative government.
There is a better way to
achieve the purposes that
we seek. I have joined with
Senator Baker and others in
offering an amendment to
strike Title I of S. 3044, the
provision which provides for p
public - financing of ' cam
paigns fdf ' Federal office,
and substitute in its place an
incentive toward more
effective private financing
of all political campaigns.
We propose that a tax credit
be provided for all political
contributions made in a
calendar year of up to $50 on
an individual return and
$100 on a joint return.